Schistosoma mansoni: Lack of correlation between praziquantel-induced intra-worm calcium influx and parasite death

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-335

  Pica Mattoccia, Livia ^a   Orsini, Tiziana ^a   Basso, Annalisa ^a   Festucci, Alfredo ^a   Liberti, Piero ^a   Guidi, Alessandra ^a   Marcatto Maggi, Ana Luiza ^a   Nobre Santana, Sonia ^a   Troiani, Anna Rita ^a   Cioli, Donato ^a   Valle, Cristiana ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium influx; Cytochalasin D; Drug mechanism; Immature schistosomes; Nicardipine; Praziquantel; Schistosoma mansoni; Trematode

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CYTOCHALASIN D; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZODIAZEPINONES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CYTOCHALASIN D; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 44249113542     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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